Green Beexley volunteers propose taking down outdated site, point domain to city while rebuilding

Joanne, a committee member, proposed that the Green Beexley website be taken down immediately because it contains material from 2021 and is giving a dated impression of the volunteer program. "We would like to propose that we immediately take down the Green Beexley website because it has information from 2021," she said during the meeting.

The committee asked that the domain be retained and the URL point to the city's official website in the interim while a deliberate rebuild proceeds. Members said a local web designer, Francancy Taylor, has drafted a scope of work focused on user research and accessibility compliance and that tasks would be parceled to volunteers and staff.

Why it matters: committee members argued the current site is "brand negative" and risks confusing residents about up-to-date programming. The interim redirect aims to prevent duplicated or stale information while the rebuild effort clarifies what content should live on city-managed pages versus the volunteer site.

What the plan would do: the proposed scope emphasizes (1) community user-research to determine what residents need, (2) adherence to accessibility standards because the site would be city-owned, (3) a careful handoff of roles between the city and volunteer contributors, and (4) retention of the domain so the committee can relaunch under a clearer governance model. Joanne said Luke and Julia would be assigned tasks in Francancy's scope so volunteers have specific ownership.

Next step: committee members asked to coordinate with city staff to map which pages should remain city-hosted and to return with a recommended interim redirect approach and a timeline for rebuilding. The committee scheduled further discussion of content strategy and social-media promotion at the next meeting.